UCLA coach Ben Howland labeled a report “inaccurate” and “erroneous” about freshman center Kevin Love and junior point guard Darren Collison telling him they were leaving for the NBA, but acknowledged a plethora of possible underclassmen defections that creates uncertainty for the program.

However, Howland said he will implore any player who enters the NBA Draft not to sign with an agent, thus keeping their college eligibility.

As has been reported for months, Love and Collison are expected to declare for the NBA Draft, and sources said Wednesday that remained true. Love’s announcement is expected early next week.

The futures of guard Russell Westbrook, wing Josh Shipp, power forward Luc Richard Mbah a Moute and Alfred Aboya, all underclassmen, are also in question.

Love headed for his Lake Oswego (Ore.) home Wednesday to meet with his family and discuss the jump.

Collison is expected to meet with Howland later this week, and his decision could be coming soon as well.

But Howland said both players, and their families, were upset about a Los Angeles Times report Tuesday stating both players informed the coach of their decisions to jump to the NBA during a Monday meeting.

Love’s mother, Karen, and Collison each told this paper on Tuesday night the story was untrue, and Howland did the same during a season-ending press conference.

“It was not accurate that (Love) told me on Monday that he was leaving to go to the NBA,” Howland said. “He left (Wednesday afternoon) to go home … and he’s going to sit with his parents over the weekend and at that time try to formulate some decision as to what he wants to do.”